HIV-1 RNA detection in the amniotic fluid of HIV-infected pregnant women

HIV-1 RNA detection in the amniotic fluid of HIV-infected pregnant women

This study is aimed at evaluating the potential to detect human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in amniotic fluid (AF) collected at delivery from 40 HIV-positive pregnant women. Thirty patients had a plasma viral load (VL) below 1,000 copies/mL at delivery. VL was positive in three AF samples. No signi...

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Main Authors: Ana Christina Lobato, Regina Amélia Aguiar, Agdemir Waléria Aleixo, Beatriz Amélia Andrade, Ines Katherina Cavallo, Fabiana Maria Kakehasi, Jorge Andrade Pinto, Victor Hugo Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
HIV infection
infectious disease transmission
vertical
amniotic fluid
viral load
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